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To adjust and calibrate the output levels,
follow these steps. For accurate calibration,
it is a good idea to make these adjustments
from the location in your room that is
your favorite listening position:
1. Put the AVR65 in the Dolby Pro Logic
mode by pressing the
Dolby Pro
on the front
Logic Selector Ó
panel or by pressing the
on the remote,
Mode Selector y
followed by the
buttons
¤
/
until
appears in the
PRO LOGIC
Main Information Display U
the
indicator
PRO LOGIC
2. Press the
button
Test Tone
on the remote. The words
e
will appear in
T -T FL 0dB
the
Main Information Display
, and the letters
will flash
U
FL
once each second.
NOTE: If you are using the On-Screen
Display system while making output
level adjustments, a specific display
will appear on your video screen
(Figure 3). While making output
adjustments, a cursor
under the channel being adjusted,
and it will move to indicate any
channel position changes. As adjust-
ments are made to the output level,
the offset amount will appear under
the channel indication.
AVR65 120 volt Rev (C) 10/6/98
System Configuration
M O D E
F L
0
S L
0
M A S T E R
Figure 3
Surround
3. At this point, the test noise will begin
to circulate among all the speakers in
g
a clockwise rotation.
and
NOTE: This is a good time to verify
lights.
F
that the speakers have been properly
connected. As the test noise circulates,
listen to make certain that the sound
comes from the speaker position
shown in the Main Information
Display. If the sound from a speaker
location does NOT match the position
indicated in the display, turn the
AVR65 off and check the speaker
wiring to make certain that each
speaker is connected to the correct
output terminal.
4. After checking for speaker placement,
will appear
let the test noise circulate again, and
listen to see which channels sound
louder than the others. Using the
front left (
as a reference, press the
on the remote or the
g
buttons
¸
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P R O
L O G I C
C
F R
0
0
S R
0
V O L U M E :
1 9
D B
in the display) speaker
FL
buttons
/
¤
Selector
on the front panel on
each channel to begin to bring them
to the same level. Note that when one
of the buttons is pushed, the test noise
circulation will pause on the channel
being adjusted to give you time to
make the adjustment. When you
release the button, the circulation
will resume.
5. Continue to adjust the individual
speakers until they all have the same
volume. Note that adjustments
should be made with the
buttons
on the remote or the
g
buttons
on the front
¸
Selector
panel only, NOT the main volume
controls. Then press the
Set
to memorize the change. If
i ˜
you are using a sound pressure (SPL)
meter for precise level adjustment, set
the volume so that the meter reads
75dB, C-Weighting Slow.
NOTE: The subwoofer output level is
not adjustable using the test tone. To
change the subwoofer level, follow the
steps for Output Level Trim Adjustment
on page 30.
6. When you have adjusted the outputs
so that all channels have the same
level, press the
Test Tone
on the remote to complete
e
the adjustment.
/
¤
button
button

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